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Henry William Mobsby Papers

  • UQFL181
  • Collection
  • 1872-1930.

The collection is comprised of press clippings, letters, postcards, catalogues, drawings, photographs, and personal papers. Photographs and negatives taken by Mobsby include: the Franco-British Exhibition in London in 1908; the visit of Duke and Duchess of York to Brisbane in 1927; Fireworks of the 1901 Federation Celebration; aerial photographs of Brisbane; the British Empire Exhibition 1924 to 1925; and Australian Pavilion, Panama Pacific International Exposition; photographs while working for the Intelligence and Tourist Bureau (Brisbane) of 'Queensland views of Rosewood and Stanley Districts' from 1908 and 'Queensland views of Central District' from 1980

Mobsby, Henry William, 1860-1933

Harold Parker Papers

  • UQFL7
  • Collection
  • 1873-1973

Personal papers, correspondence (incoming and outgoing), financial records, sketchbooks and sketches, newspaper clippings, exhibition catalogues, photographs, artworks. Also some personal papers of Janet Parker.

Parker, Harold, 1873-1962

John Hingeston Buckeridge Papers

  • UQFL613
  • Collection
  • 1873-1924

Drawings, photographs, personal papers, architectural plans.

Buckeridge, John Hingeston, 1857-1934

Jacob Donges Papers

  • UQFL26
  • Collection
  • 1873-1970

Articles and lectures on historical subjects, 1911 to 1970; biographical notes on Heinemann, Luck and Volker families; manuscripts on history of Lutheran churches at Glenarbon and Toowoomba; personal correspondence; papers relating to tobacco production on the Darling Downs; Lutheran Settlers' Committee letterbook.

Box 1
File 1: Donges, Christoph, 1842-1914: Account book, income and outlay, 1906 to 1910. Small leger book 32 cm; Personal papers, including family tree. Invoices and receipts, 1874 to 1903. Also typescript biographical notes of Christoph Donges and his large family. He was the father of Jacob Donges, qv
File 2: Family correspondence, all written in German, mostly from Germany, 1873 to 1914
File 3: Donges, Paul: Letter to his parents Christoph and Ernestine Donges, written from Narrabri where he and his brother August were farm labourers, 14 Jun 1894. Details of wages and conditions of employment.
Donges, Nicholas: Letters (12) to his mother Ernestine Donges wife of Christoph Donges, 1907 to 1932 He worked initially in suger mills, but then joined the police force. Slight reference to the Shearers’ Strike 1931
File 4: Donges, Jacob: Letters to Jacob Donges and family from relatives and friends on the death of Christoph Donges, 1914
File 5: Letters to Jacob Donges from family and friends in Germany, 1947 to 1953. Also family tree of German branch of the Donges family, and lists of food parcels sent during World War II, with some correspondence from Postmaster General’s Department re food parcel regulations. Names and addresses of German relatives listed.
File 6: Letters to Jacob Donges and his wife [marked letters of appreciation and thanks], parish and personal, 1921 to 1972
File 7: Lohe, Rev. M: Letters (4) to Jacob Donges, personal. With two letters from Donges to Lohe, 12 Jul 1966 to 23 Aug 1968
File 8: Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Correspondence with Jacob Donges re research for his book: Squatter, Selector and Storekeeper: A History of the Darling Downs, 1959-1893, published 1869, and other historical interests, Jan 1962 to Oct 1969
File 9: Donges, Jacob: Correspondence with Queensland Women’s Historical Association, Brisbane, 1965 to 1970
File 10: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia, Queensland District, Glenarbon Parish: Parish diary, 1912 to 1916, 1932 to 1957, Brief typescript entries 11 per annum.

Box 2
File 11: Donges, Jacob: Notebook with headings: Income Donges Bros Rec by J.D. [1920 to 1921] Gives figures of wages paid, returns from crops etc.
File 12: Lutheran Settlers’ Committee: Letter book, secretary J. Donges, 1921 to 1927
File 13: Donges, Jacob: School copy book, in German, c1899 (missing?)
File 14 – 15: Articles and lectures on historical subjects, as arranged and listed by author, 1911 to 1970. 26 titles listed. Also a list of talks delivered to the Toowoomba and District Historical Society, with dates and dates of publication.
File 15a: Talks and articles on Toowoomba and district [mss] 1962 to 1967
File 16: Correspondence with members of the University of Queensland, 3 Mar 1967 to 21 Nov 1969 (Glen Williams, University of Queensland, Fryer Librarian)
File 17: Martin, William: Letter to Jacob Donges giving particulars of area, stock and equipment of a farm he is offering for sale at Kungurri, via Mackay, 30 Jan 1926
File 18: Pech, Margaret: Letters (7) to Jacob Donges re Lutheran missions in New Guinea, 4 Apr 1961 to 18 Dec 1967
File 19: Tardent, Jules L: Letters (2) to Jacob Donges re his father, H.A. Tardent and the Austral Association, 3 Mar 1966, 10 Dec 1971
File 20: Bedwell, Kempton: 'The Birth of Industry'; 'Over the Range'; Historical articles on Darling Downs
Goener, Baldwin: 'Adventure' [Portions of an autobiographical diary]
Grounds, Sir Roy: 'Horsepower waiting to be used: how can you build community support for the travel industry?' An address given to Australian National Tourist Association, Sydney, May 6 – 8, 1969
Jones, Hettie: History of Drayton Post Office, 1950
File 21: Donges, Jacob: Miscellaneous historical material re Austral Association, Toowoomba and District Historical Association, Methodist Church history on the Darling Downs, some notes on wheat industry.
File 22: Biographical notes on Heinemann, Luck and Volker families, and historical notes on Westbrook station, Darling Downs. Includes some correspondence with descendants
File 23: History of St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Glenarbon
File 24: History of St Pauls' Evangelical Lutheran Church, Toowoomba: notes, correspondence material extracted from newspapers and other sources in preparation for a centennial history, dating from 1957 to 1963
File 25: Letters to Jacob Donges renaming of new suburb and establishment of the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Apr 1962 to Nov 1971

Box 3
File 26: Queensland Council of Agriculture: Minutes, agenda papers, circulars sent to District Agents, Correspondence relating to J. Donges' work as an agent, 1923 to 1952
File 27: Glenarbon Estates: Papers relating to Glenarbon Estates production 1946 to 1954 in which Jacob Donges had an interest. Includes stock returns, crop yields, production statistics, financial statements. Glenarbon was a cooperative, producing mainly tobacco.
File 28: Queensland Tobacco Leaf Marketing Board: Agenda Papers, copies of minutes, correspondence and other miscellaneous material relating to tobacco production in Queensland, 1948 to 1953
File 29: Southern Tobacco Growers Association: Agenda papers, copies of minutes, annual reports records of tobacco auction sales and other related material, 1948 to 1963
File 30: Photographs

Donges, Jacob, 1889-1973

Philp Family Papers

  • UQFL28
  • Collection
  • 1874-1920

Correspondence between Jessie and Robert Philp, and others; diaries; London theatre programmes and rowing regatta programmes; realia, albums (2 albums of postcards and one album of Queensland Flood 1893 views); family papers including marriage certificate, and brief history of Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd.

Philp family

Hilda Tuxworth Papers

  • UQFL102
  • Collection
  • 1875-1993

Collection reflects Mrs Tuxworth's interest in the local history of the Northern Territory. It includes: correspondence, personal papers, newspaper cuttings, photographs, reel to reel tape, and twenty three diaries of Banka Banka station from 1928 to 1961 (some years are missing)

Hilda Tuxworth obtained some of the Banka Banka diaries around the time Mary Ward was selling the property. This took from 1970 to 1972 when the sold the property. Mary Ward shared the diaries between her niece, Val Edwards, and Hilda. Banka Banka Station was established by Thomas Nugent as a cattle station in 1895. Nugent left the station to his sister, Mary Ambrose. The first diary from 1928 to 1931 would have been recorded during the ownership by the the Ambrose family. The Ambrose Family owned and ran the station until Paddy Ambrose put Banka Banka on the market in 1940. Ted and Mary Ward bought it in 1941. Capital from the Wards' Blue Moon Mine was used initially to purchase and then to undertake improvements and developments of the station. From 1945 weather details began to be recorded in the diaries. Ted Ward died on 17 March 1959. Mary Ward ran the station until 1970. In 1972 the land titles for the pastoral lease were transferred to Nelson Bunker-Hunt.

Tuxworth, Hilda

James G. Drake Papers

  • UQFL96
  • Collection
  • 1875-1929.

Manuscripts, typescripts, photocopies, photographs and painting. Correspondence, essays and articles; material associated with Drake’s publishing activities; invitations, programmes and commemorative souvenirs, etc. newspaper cuttings and cuttings books, notebook and miscellaneous material.

Drake, James George, 1850-1941

John Denis Fryer Papers

  • UQFL23
  • Collection
  • 1876-2021

The collection contains correspondence, school and university records, photographs; papers, commissions and badges relating from military service in the First World War for Jack Fryer and his brothers who served in World War One. There are papers relating to the Fryer Family and the establishment of the Fryer Memorial Library of Australian Literature.

Fryer, John Denis, 1895-1923

Denis Kennedy Papers

  • UQFL171
  • Collection
  • 1877-198-.

Business records of the Toombul Vineyard, established in the nineteenth century by the Childs family. Articles and research material on the history of the Brisbane suburbs of Nundah, Toombul, Banyo, Northgate, Virginia and Nudgee.

Kennedy, Denis

University of Queensland photograph collection

  • UQFL466
  • Collection
  • 1878-2010

The collection comprises 1109 photographs, 1 album (with 39 photographs), and 10 digital images relating to the University of Queensland. It also includes real photo postcards.

Fryer Memorial Library

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